{"asOf":"2026-07-29T12:08:24.784Z","block":"6200-6299 RIDGE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/6200-6299-ridge-ave","address":"6216 RIDGE AVE","parcelNumber":"871297530","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871297530","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"E58","buildingCodeNew":"816","buildingClass":"DET OFF/STR 3 STY STONE","buildingClassNew":"DET MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Mixed-use","owner":"SWIFT JOHN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":389100,"landAssessment":77800,"improvementAssessment":311300,"livableArea":2760,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":122500,"date":"1994-07-29T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3645309","date":"2015-04-22","code":"FC-915.1/3","title":"ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3645307","date":"2015-04-22","code":"14-1704/50","title":"NO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3645308","date":"2015-04-22","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2025-067049","date":"2025-08-28","code":"F-1104.3","title":"EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-067050","date":"2025-08-28","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"476284","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-04-23","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3645309","date":"2015-04-22","code":"FC-915.1/3","title":"ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3645307","date":"2015-04-22","code":"14-1704/50","title":"NO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3645308","date":"2015-04-22","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2025-093615","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUSINESS COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-08-28","completedDate":"2025-10-21","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-067049","date":"2025-08-28","code":"F-1104.3","title":"EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-067050","date":"2025-08-28","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2015,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"476284","date":"2015-04-22","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"476284","date":"2015-05-27","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"476284","date":"2015-07-15","type":"CI INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-093615","date":"2025-08-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-093615","date":"2025-10-21","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2015,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.03591141525456,"lng":-75.21818281207817,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.217968807,40.036018135],[-75.217930374,40.03598031],[-75.218382215,40.035781184],[-75.218431361,40.03584552],[-75.217990531,40.036039537],[-75.217968807,40.036018135]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-012282","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-04-29","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-04-29","buildingId":"1156454"},{"number":"BC-2025-023853","type":"Special Hazards Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-09-12","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-09-12","buildingId":"1156454"},{"number":"BC-2026-011788","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-04-27","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-04-27","buildingId":"1156454"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19128","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":4087,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"6216 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Special Exception","grounds":"Special Exception FOR A BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.\n\nThe permit for the above location cannot be issued because the propo","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2022-07-05","number":"ZP-2022-002265","relatedPermit":"ZP-2022-002265"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":170800,"taxable":170800,"land":61300,"improvement":109500,"taxableLand":61300,"taxableImprovement":109500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":170800,"taxable":170800,"land":61300,"improvement":109500,"taxableLand":61300,"taxableImprovement":109500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":241800,"taxable":241800,"land":48360,"improvement":193440,"taxableLand":48360,"taxableImprovement":193440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":249000,"taxable":249000,"land":49800,"improvement":199200,"taxableLand":49800,"taxableImprovement":199200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":251400,"taxable":251400,"land":50280,"improvement":201120,"taxableLand":50280,"taxableImprovement":201120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":251400,"taxable":251400,"land":50280,"improvement":201120,"taxableLand":50280,"taxableImprovement":201120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":251400,"taxable":251400,"land":50280,"improvement":201120,"taxableLand":50280,"taxableImprovement":201120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":244200,"taxable":244200,"land":48840,"improvement":195360,"taxableLand":48840,"taxableImprovement":195360,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":244200,"taxable":244200,"land":48840,"improvement":195360,"taxableLand":48840,"taxableImprovement":195360,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":288900,"taxable":288900,"land":57780,"improvement":231120,"taxableLand":57780,"taxableImprovement":231120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":288900,"taxable":288900,"land":57780,"improvement":231120,"taxableLand":57780,"taxableImprovement":231120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":389100,"taxable":389100,"land":77800,"improvement":311300,"taxableLand":77800,"taxableImprovement":311300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":4044,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2023-009004","date":"2024-02-21","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant"},{"number":"CP-2023-005858","date":"2024-06-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-20","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATION TO FIT OUT OF A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT ON THE GROUND FLOOR AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. SEPARAET PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK."},{"number":"MP-2024-004634","date":"2024-12-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-11","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) 12'-0\" HOOD FOR A RESTAURANT WITH EXHAUST FAN AND A RETURN AIR FAN WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2025-000030","date":"2025-01-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-11","scope":"EZ KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INSTALL PRE ENGINEERED PYRO-CHEM PCL460 KITCHEN SUPPRESSION SYSTEM"},{"number":"PP-2025-008044","date":"2025-06-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Backflow replacement only"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"400932","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JOHN & KATHRYN SWIFT","legalName":"JOHN & KATHRYN SWIFT","address":"6216 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2007-02-26","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-15","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"0981556","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","legalName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","address":"6216 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-04","expirationDate":"2027-06-12","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0992538","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","legalName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","address":"6216 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2025-10-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-30","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0992538","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","legalName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","issuedDate":"2025-10-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-30","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"0981556","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","legalName":"Barrys Steaks LLC","issuedDate":"2025-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-04","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-12","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"400932","type":"Rental","businessName":"JOHN & KATHRYN SWIFT","legalName":"JOHN & KATHRYN SWIFT","issuedDate":"2007-02-26","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-15","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["5 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 35% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $288,900 to $389,100","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2022-002265: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2022-002265. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2025-008044 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 21, 2025.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 27, 2027; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Sep 12, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}